Woodlands from waste
The aim of the Work is to undertake research to demonstrate that Compost can be successfully used to remediate land and establish healthy soils capable of sustaining community woodland.
Background
The core partners include The Mersey Forest, Liverpool John Moores University, Clean Merseyside Centre and Forestry Commission (NEWLANDS programme). The immediate practical benefit is that 20,000 tonnes of composted green waste is being used, on a range of sites demonstrating the versatility of the composted product, to improve and create soils for specific soft end uses. In parallel a ‘toolbox’ of soil health descriptors is being developed using soils from each site. These ‘descriptors’ will lead to targets for the remediation process and for monitoring and guidance. The work will contribute to best practice and sustainability of regenerated brownfield land.
Objectives
The detailed objectives include;
Stimulate markets for Compost in the North West of England by encouraging those responsible for remediation to specify Compost.
Provide reports, case studies and other information to address the barriers to Compost specification expressed by potential specifiers.
To actively exploit the research/demonstration results in order to generate commercial and environmental benefits for the North West of England.
To develop a ‘Toolbox’ of soil health indicators as a means of guiding and monitoring brownfield remediation to deliver sustainable soils
Documents
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Case Study- Using Compost in Land Restoration Makes Good Commercial Sense
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Case Study demonstrating a commercial case for using compost on a brown field site to create topsoil for a major new development in the North West
